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Earth's Tilt, Not Distance, Drives Seasonal Temperature Changes
7/6/2025
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- On July 6, 2023, Earth hit aphelion, drifting 3 million miles from the sun. Yet, the real driver of our seasonal temperature shifts is Earth's 23.5-degree tilt, which dramatically alters sunlight distribution. This tilt ensures that summer basks in far more solar energy than the slight distance change could ever provide.
